27. Every bridegroom took up lamentation,while the bride sitting in her chamber mourned,
28. And the land quaked on account of its inhabitants,and all the house of Jacob was clothed with shame.
29. Two years later, the king sent the Mysian commander to the cities of Judah, and he came to Jerusalem with a strong force.
30. He spoke to them deceitfully in peaceful terms, and they believed him. Then he attacked the city suddenly, in a great onslaught, and destroyed many of the people in Israel.